October 29, 2024 Lesson

Exploring Tenochtitlan: The Aztec Capital

Do Now October 29, 2024

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When finished, read quietly
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Today's Objective and
Date

●Date: October 29, 2024

●Objective: KWBAT Determine key
ideas and key details about the
Aztec capital city of Tenochtitlan

●We'll be exploring Chapter 5 today!

●What do you already know about
the Aztecs?

Understanding Key Details

●Key details are important facts that support the main idea

●Look for dates, names, places, and events

●Ask yourself: Who? What? Where? When? Why? How?

●Highlight or underline key details as you read

●How do you usually identify important information when reading?

Small Group Reading
Instructions 25-30 mins

●Form your assigned reading groups

●Read Chapter 5 together

●Discuss and identify key ideas and details

●Complete Activity Page 7.2 in your
workbooks

●One group will work with me at the small
group table

●Any questions before we begin?

Tenochtitlan: An
Introduction

●Capital city of the Aztec Empire

●Built on an island in Lake Texcoco

●Founded in 1325 CE

●Known for its advanced urban planning

●What challenges do you think the Aztecs
faced building a city on water?

Chinampas: Floating Gardens

●Artificial islands created for farming

●Built by piling mud and vegetation in shallow lake areas

●Allowed Aztecs to grow crops in the middle of the lake

●Increased food production for the growing city

●How do you think this farming method benefited Tenochtitlan?

City Layout and Architecture

●Grid pattern of streets and canals

●Central area called the Sacred Precinct

●Great Temple (Templo Mayor) at the city's heart

●Palaces, ball courts, and marketplaces

●Aqueducts brought fresh water to the city

●How does Tenochtitlan's layout compare to modern cities you
know?

Daily Life in
Tenochtitlan

●Busy marketplaces with goods from all
over the empire

●Schools for boys and girls

●Distinct social classes with different roles
and clothing

●Religious ceremonies and sacrifices to the
gods

●What aspects of daily life in Tenochtitlan
surprise you most?

Exit Ticket 6-10 mins

●Write down three key details you learned about Tenochtitlan

●Explain why you think these details are important

●How did the Aztecs adapt to their environment to build their
capital?

●Turn in your exit ticket before leaving class

●Great job exploring Tenochtitlan today!